Custom chinoiserie-style murals for a high-end remodel

We were thrilled to collaborate with the amazing team at Jessica Helgerson Interior Design to create lush wall murals for two young girls' bedrooms and a powder room in this stunning masterpiece of a home. We referenced the plant and bird life of Portland's beautiful West Hills, and the personalities of the residents (including a Lucy's Thrush for 5-year-old Lucy and a Katydid for three-year-old Kate) to inform the murals' content, and designed the placement to highlight and compliment the gorgeous woodwork and sight lines.

Morgan St. Kitchen Nook

Portland

Cozy Kitchen Nook Damask "Wallpaper"

This sweet, sunny nook was part of a dream kitchen remodel, and was designed to be the center of a home inhabited by people who love to cook and entertain. We started with hand-cut stencils, followed by over 100 hours of hand painting to create this delicate damask design with echoes of 1920s wallpaper.

The Nest Hair Salon

St. Johns, Portland, oregon

Large-scale leaf mural for an airy salon

For their beautiful new salon, the clients wanted something unique to tie together and anchor the wall above the wash sinks—the heart of the salon. We proposed a dark background to help create a sense of calm and cohesion with the various elements on that wall—tiles, wood, chairs and sinks—and leaves that wrap onto the neighboring walls for a dynamic, three-dimensional feeling. The salon is very light, bright, and plant-filled, so the leaves we chose added drama and depth to the space, as well as referencing the plants within it. The overall aesthetic is a little mid-century, a little Victorian, a little modern, a little Northwest, so we pulled all these together for a delightful, playful mural with a large scale that pairs beautifully with the small penny tile below.

Bernstein’s Bagels

St. Johns, portland, Oregon

Everything bagel "wallpaper" for Portland's best bagel shop

Bernstein's Bagels cares about what they do—their bagels are hand-rolled and made with care in their tiny, owner-operated St. Johns location. The atmosphere is happy, bright, and fun, and we created this step and repeat pattern of beautiful bouquets to showcase all the ingredients in their signature everything bagels: wheat, barley, poppy, sesame, caraway, onion, garlic, and sea salt. The "Bagels" feature beneath the display case was drawn freehand on site to compliment the Everything wall (and the bagels themselves, of course!)